Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte (22) can't pull in a pass in front of Green Bay Packers inside linebacker Brad Jones (59) in the first quarter at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sunday. CHRIS SWEDA, MCT

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Green Bay Packers' Sam Shields breaks up a 3rd-quarter pass in the end zone against Chicago Bears' Alshon Jeffery at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sunday. MIKE DE SISTI, MCT

Green Bay Packers wide receiver James Jones (89) catches a touchdown in front of Chicago Bears cornerback Kelvin Hayden (24) in the second quarter at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sunday. BRIAN CASSELLA, MCT

CHICAGO –The Green Bay Packers might be missing their top two receivers. They might be missing their Hall of Fame cornerback. They might be without their regular offensive line.

But that doesn’t matter much when the Green Bay Packers have quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

Sunday at Soldier Field, Rodgers and the Packers clinched the NFC North, defeating the Bears, 21-11.

After the Bears took a 7-0 lead in the second quarter, Rodgers and the Packers struck back in a flash, as he found James Jones for a 29-yard touchdown less than four minutes after trailing the Bears for the first time since Jan. 2. 2011.

Rodgers would find Jones for two more touchdowns Sunday, giving Jones 12 on the season. Rodgers’ other primary target Sunday, Randall Cobb, grabbed eight passes for a game-high 115 yards.

Both Jones and Cobb weren’t expected to be the featured receivers on a team with Jordy Nelson, Greg Jennings and Donald Driver on the roster, but injuries opened the door for two players developed by the Packers.

After the victory, Rodgers credited the Packers’ personnel department for making the right picks, receivers coach Edgar Bennett for getting the receivers ready and the receivers themselves for being well prepared.

“We spend a lot of time in meetings and on the practice field just trying to make the most of those reps,” Rodgers said. “We want to be on the same page all the time.

“I’m not surprised with James Jones’ success; he just needed some more opportunities. I’m not surprised with Randall Cobb’s success; he’s special.”

Cobb and the other Packers receivers, though, give credit to Rodgers.

“He deserves all the credit. He’s the one putting us in position to make the plays,” Cobb said. “He’s throwing us the balls, giving us the chances to make plays for him. He gives us chances to be that guy for him.”

Driver, who was inactive Sunday because of a thumb injury, said Rodgers treats all the receivers the same, regardless of where they sit on the depth chart.

“It doesn’t matter to him. He’s just going to throw the ball. If he trusts in you and believes in you, he’s going to give you the ball,” Driver said. “…He’s comfortable with everybody, regardless who it is. He gets to know us through training camp, the OTA’s, the mini-camps. He gets to know each guy.”

On Sunday, Rodgers sliced apart the Bears’ Cover-2 defense, hitting Jones and the rest of his receivers on what seemed like slant after slant. But when the initial option wasn’t there, Rodgers improvised using his feet.

In the third quarter, Rodgers couldn’t hide his brilliance, somehow spinning his way around Julius Peppers behind the line of scrimmage to buy an extra second of time. The end result, predictably, was a long pass to Cobb for a first down.

“When he knows he’s in trouble, he’s going to use his feet to get out of it,” Driver said. “He’s one of the best at it.”

While the Packers offense racked up 391 yards after gaining only 30 yards in the first quarter, the Bears struggled to get much going after a second-quarter touchdown from Jay Cutler to Brandon Marshall.

The Bears used a pair of pass-interference penalties to get down to the Green Bay 5, but the Bears couldn’t punch it in on three tries by running back Matt Forte.

Then on fourth down, Cutler completed a pass to rookie Alshon Jeffery, but Jeffery was hit with his first of three offensive pass interference flags.

The Bears had to settle for a field goal just like they would later after a bizarre special-teams fumble in the fourth quarter set them up inside the red zone.

Marshall, who earlier in the week made it clear that he strongly disliked the Packers, was visibly irked postgame that the Bears couldn’t capitalize on some golden chances.

“Everybody involved in the offense should be held accountable, even if that means jobs,” Marshall said. “…It’s been this way all year. There’s no excuse.”

The Bears likely need to win out to earn a wild-card spot in the playoffs and to keep from squandering a 7-1 start to the season.

The Packers have beaten the Bears six consecutive times, and Rodgers is 8-2 in 10 starts against Chicago.

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